In an America on the brink of civil war, a nervous, young Northern actress, about to make her stage debut, discovers more than professional support in the eyes of a Southern actor.

Authors note: Although originally written as a stand-alone short story, Esprit De Corps eventually became, with some minor alterations, a chapter in my novel One Bitter And Deadly Harvest, the first novel in the seven-book series The Culpeper Chronicles, available November 2001 from Pulsar Books.

Authors note: Although originally written as a stand-alone short story, Father Would Be So Proud eventually became, with some minor alterations, the Prologue for my novel Sins Of The Father, available soon from Amber Quill Press.